The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-24
Local AND state Notes.

Ohio. The regular rate one way is $3.50. Tick
cts good coming until Oct. 5. and returning
until Oct "a
Local and State Notes.
J. g. Stevens of the Wabash train dispatch
er's force. who has been in Europe some weeks
has returned and is again at his post.
On Wednesday of this week. the Ohio Falls
ear-works. at Jeffersonylle, Ind. shipped fifty
freight cars and twelve new passenger coaches
to a Western road
Thirty miles of steel rails, Cleveland
make, are coming west over the Bee-line at the
rate of ten cars per day for the Cincinnati, Wa
bash & Michigan road.
Charles Maxwell has been appointed the sue
eessor of s. II. Casterline, deceased, who
stock agent of the c.. st. l.. & p. at the Indian
Rpols livestock yards.
Geo. D. Brooks, master 10 Mechanic Of the shops
Of the Chicago q Atlantic road at Huntington,
Ind. has resigned, and has been succeeded tenn
porarily by William Rogers. of Chicago.
The Georgia Pacific, which has contracts with
the Allison car man ufactory Philadelphia, for
lot of cars. has adopted the Wagner car-door.
The New York g. Northern also has adopted
this door.
If there is to be much litigation over the
Ives issue of preferred stock of the G.. Fl. & d.
road, the friends of the property better buy it
in. as it is selling from fourteen to seventeen
cents on the dollar.
E. Fl. Samme, formerly attorney for the l..
ID. q s. road, Is now In San Francisco represent
ing Boston syndicate, which ia thought to be
purchasing property for the A, t. 81 S. F.
terminal facilities on the Pacific coast.
Chairman Blanchard has called a Meeting of
the passenger department. Of the Central Traffic
Association. to be held at Cincinnati Monday
next The passenger rate troubles between ST.
Louis and Cincinnati will be considered.
The Indiana Midland management has con-
tracted with the Scranton steei-rail mill for
twenty miles more Of steel rails, and it is
coming West over the Delaware, Lackawanna 81
Western, the Lake Shore and the Decline.
j. Nj. Lindley has resigned as passenger con-
ductor on the j., M. & ]. road, to take the posi-
ton of yardmaster at Columbus. Ind. succeed
ing II. Nj. Mount. who goes to the Chicago,
Milwaukee 81 ST. Paul road with Superintendent
Mckenna-
According to Director julius Dexter the c.,
III. & ID. company is not in bad fix financially
as report makes it. He bases his belief, how
ever, the supposition that the preferred
stock issued by the Ives party can be got back,
it being an illegal ISSUE
AS fast the coal cars the Indianapolis car
works are building for the a.. t. 81 s. f. road
turned out they forwarded to Brazil
over the l. & st. L. road to be loaded with coal
and then sent north TO Chicago where the A.,
Il. q st. +. need them
Some months ago the L., n. A. &c G. people
largely increased their shop forces that they
might get their equipment into better shape,
expeditlousy. This work has been accomplished,
and a result a number of men have within
the last ten days been discharged
The sale of tickets te ST. Louis at S. 10 the
round trip commences over the st. Louis lines
this morning, and should the rate war between
the OHIO d Mississippi and the c., l., St. l.. &
c. and l. 81 St. L. continue day or two, lower
rates from here to St Louis may be looked for.
General passenger agents estimate that 15O-
900 people will 60 to California within the next
six months either on pleasure trip or for resi-
dence. Much the larger per cent it is expected
will go TO Southern California. such as Los An
geles and other points in that vicinity.
The announcement that A. S. Winslow will
not resign the presidency of the c., III. g. D.
company Is thought TO indicate that the road is
not to be thrown into the hands of a receiver
he and his friends can bring the road out of
ITS troubles without adding large court expenses
Ninety-tw per cent. of the stock of the c. H
q ID. road protests against the appoin tment of a
receiver for the property, and the heavy stock
holders, should the present court before which
the matter is up, decide in favor of the appoint
ment of a receiver. will carry the to high or
court
f. T. Hendry, who has been in Topeko for
some weeks acting assistant general passen-
ger agent Of the A, T. 81 5. F. road, returned
yesterday The health of II. q. THOMPSON as
sistant general passenger agent, having so much
improved that he is again able to attend to his
duties.
The Indianapolis steel rail mill have put in
some additional machinery, which will consider
ably cut down their fuel expense and decrease
the amount of labor. Among other improve
ments are two new rolls, which enable them to
take the blooms and finish for the ingots with
one heat
As the matter now stands, the c., l., St. L. &c
C.. the Lake Erie g. Western and other roads
which recently made $50 per ] 900 mile-ticket
G., ii. q d.. the o. g. NJ, and other roads which
reach much tue same territory make $25 per
1000 miles their rate.
+. +. Wade, district passenger agent of the
Wabash Western, returned from Kansas City
yesterday de states that Wednesday morn
ing the day on which the harvest excursionists
reached Kansas City, there were / 600 m ore
west-bound passengers than the A II e. : r.
could furnish passenger equipments to take ont
Passenger agents at this point expect TO-DAY
tomorrow, to receive orders to resume the
Ia Of firE Tat nvar fhn p
that company is arranging to follow the Mis-.
souri, Pacific IN the conn mission question which
means that all roads in the country are on the
eve OF abolis6Ing the payment of commissions
The argument of General Manager Jeffrey of
the Illinois Central road. before the Railroad
Commission of Illinois. Is regarded the abest
and farest discussion of the earning capacity
of Illinois roads which has been attempted 1t
would be of advantage to both roads and the
business public il the argument could be widely
read.
Some very interesting, and withal sarcastic,
correspondence has recently passed between
one OF the officials OF the Travelling Statesmen
and E. A. Ford. general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg. on the
matter OF mileage-tickets, the Travelling Sales
men ofncial pressing on Mr. Ford that he should
make $40 per thousand miles the rate. he be-
heving that hut for the Pennsylvania road such
rate would become general. Mr. Ford does
not view the matter in the light does the
former. and fatty declined TO make such re-
duction. With this the corresp onderce has
closed, the Travelling Statesmen official simply
writing back that he might keep his $25-per- one
thousand mile rate in force, and he and the
Travelling Statesmen fraternity would ST on the
wood box in their coaches and hand half dollar